Asia Trip 2009: Taiwan

15th Annual Asia Business & Technology Tour - "Opportunity, Knowledge, Fun, and Friendship"

Join 30 other young professionals on a one-week trip to:
  • Gain insight of career and business opportunities in Taiwan and the Greater China region through company and government agency visits
  • Meet the senior business executives and government leaders and learn from their experiences
  • Expand your network and build lasting professional relationships and friendships
  • Experience the food, culture, and night life of Taiwan

Trip Outcome

Trip Information

Trip Date
March 23rd to 27th, 2009
Destination
Taiwan
FAQ
Open House 3 slides (5.5MB)

Confirmed Visits
This year's focus is on mobile, green tech, and consumer marketing:

(photo by Jerome Chen)

Key Dates

11/19/2008, First Open House
When: 11/19/2008 (Wednesday) 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: ITRI International, 2870 Zanker Rd. Suite 140, San Jose, CA 95134

12/6/2008, Second Open House
When: 12/6/2008 (Saturday) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: Deloitte, 50 Fremont St, 25F - Yosemite Conference Room (#25012), San Francisco, CA 94105

1/10/2009, Final Open House (location changed!)
When: 1/10/2009 (Saturday) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: KPMG, 500 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA 94043
RSVP

1/18/2009, Application Deadline

3/23/2009 ~ 3/27/2009, Trip in Taiwan

Program Fee

Program fee covers all transportation, hotel, and meals while in Taiwan. Airfare is not included. Please submit payment with your application. Full refund will be provided if your application is not accepted.
  • MJAA Member: $990
  • Non-MJAA Member: $1040 (includes $50 lifetime membership to MJAA and Monte Jade)

MJAA Asia Trip 2009 Program Fee

Business & Technology Tour History

MJAA has been organizing annual Asia business and technology delegations since 1995, and the 2009 Asia trip to Taiwan will be the 15th MJAA professional delegation to the Greater China region. The trip members gain unique insight of the business environments and developments of the Greater China region by directly interacting with the senior business executives, government leaders, and university scholars. Past meetings have included:

  • CEO and GM, UTStarcom
  • CEO, Yahoo! Taiwan
  • CEO, Xunlei
  • VP Multinational Business Development, ZTE
  • Chairman, Monte Jade Hong Kong
  • Chief China investment strategist, Goldman Sachs
  • Managing Director, McKinsey & Co.
  • Managing Director, Cisco China R&D
  • Assoc. Director China Investment Banking, HSBC
  • PRC Overseas Chinese Affairs Office
  • Beijing University

Companies Visisted in the Past includes:

  • Dalian (2008): Dalian Software Park, VanceInfo, Dalian Pfizer, ChinaSoft
  • Shanghai (2008): Ctrip, Cisco R&D Center, Delphi, David Wright Tremaine LLP, WorldUnion Real Estate, United Commercial Bank
  • Hong Kong (2007): Goldman Sachs, Softbank, McKinsey & Co., Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Octopus Cards, HSBC
  • Shenzhen (2007): Wal-Mart China, ZTE, Xunlei, Mindray, A8 Music
  • Beijing (2006): Microsoft, Baidu, Beijing University, PRC State Council, Kong Zhong, Digital China, Tian Ji
  • Shanghai (2006): SMIC, CEIBS, Baker & McKenzie, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Inventec, EtoneNet
  • Taiwan (2005): Yahoo, Trend Micro, Foxconn, UMC

Contact Information

Contact/RSVP: asiatrip@mjaa.net
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2009 Application

Deadline for application submission is 11:59PM, Sunday, January 18th, 2009. Please complete the following steps: Acceptance notification will be sent out by Jan 23, 2009.

2009 Sponsors

2009 AsiaTrip Announcements

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